Satchel



* J. B. NELLEGAR, JR

SA'I 'CHEL Filed March 21 1921 UNETED JOHN B. NELLEGAR, era, or CHICAGO,ILLINOIS.

SATCHEL.

Application filed March 21, 1921. Serial. No. 454,067.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OHN B. NELLEGAR, J r., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Satchels,'ofwhich the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to a satchel or handbag and more particularly toa satchel or hand-bag adapted for carrying valuables such as bonds,money, jewels, etc.

The transmission of valuables, such as is frequently necessary by bankmessengers, bond clerks, etc, entails considerable risk because of thepossibility of robbery and, consequently, it is important to constructthe container in which the valuables are to be carried in such a mannerthat it will be difficult for a robber to gain access to the valuablesin the container except through the expenditure of considerable time.Robberies of this character ordinarily must be conducted with greatdispatch and any difficulties placed in the path of the robber whichmust be overcome by him and which are time consuming, might result in afrustration of the attempted robbery and, hence, are very advantageous.

The ordinary satchel or hand-bag cannot be used successfully for thispurpose as it can readily be cut open with an ordinary knife and thuseasy access obtained to the valuables contained therein. Similarly. ametallic case is not satisfactory because it is unsightly, veryconspicuous and, due to its metallic construction, would be quite noisyand hence impractical.

It is one of the objects of this invention, therefore, to provide animproved satchel or bag for carrying valuables which is equipped withmeans to make it exceedingly difficult for the robber to gain access tothe valuables.

Another object of the invention resides in the production of an improvedsatchel or hand-bag fitted with an interior casing, which casing isprovided with a cover of flexible material, such as cloth or leather,the cover assuming the shape of the ordinary and commercial hand-bag.

A further object of the invention resides H in the production of acombination bag comprised of the inner casing and the outer bag coveringin which the inner casing is fitted with means which can be readilyextended through an opening in the outer bag, whereby the inner casingcan be locked and secured to the wrist or arm of the individual carryingthe bag.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent from the followingdescription, the accompanying illustrations and the appended claims.

For the purpose of description, a preferred embodiment of the inventionis illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which;

Fig. 1 illustrates a view in perspective of the satchel or bag in itsclosed position and'in which the means used to secure the metalliccasing, in the bag, to the individual 1earryirrg; said bag is positionedinside of the Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of the interior metalliccasing; and

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional View of the satchel or bag which illustratesthe bag in its open position, the metallic casing in its open positionand the means used for securing the metallic casing to the hand of theindividual carrying the bag, extending through said bag to the exteriorof said bag.

As is clearly illustrated in the'drawing, the combination satchel orhand-bag consists of an exterior bag made of any flexible material,preferably leather and which is constructed in the ordinary form givento commercial bagsof this character, being fitted with handles 5 andcorner reinforcements such as 6. Access to the interior of the bag isobtained through the covers 7 and 8 hinged respectively at 9 and 10.These covers, 7 and 8,. when moved to the closed position, as indicatedin Fig. 1, are locked in this position by any suitable lock such as 11.Enclosed within the bag 4 is the inner casing 12. This inner casing 12is preferably made of a size so that it will snugly fit inside of theouter bag l as clearly indicated in Figs. 1 and 8. The inner casing ispreferably made of steel and is fitted with a cover 13 provided with alock 14, which look serves to seal and permanently close this casingafter the valuables have been placed therein. The inner casing 12 ispreferably made of steel but, obviously can be made of any materialwhich cannot readily be cut with a-knife, such for example, as fibre,vulcanite, hard rubber,

metallically reinforced leather, metallic screening, and the like.

The cover 13 may be secured to the metallic casing in any suitablemanner but is preferably attached by hinges, such as 15, as clearlyillustrated in Fig. 2. Secured to the non-movable portion 16 of thecover 13 is an eyebolt 17. This eye-bolt may be secured to the cover 16in any suitable manner, such as by riveting, welding, or it may be madeintegrally therewith. The rivet .17 serves to receive and secure to thecover 16 a chain 18 to the end of which is secured any suitable type ofhand-cuff such as 19. The chain 18 and the hand-cuff 19 secured to thecover 16 can be extended to the eX- terior of the outer bag 4 through anopen ing 20 cut into the cover 8 of said bag. This opening 20 isordinarily covered and closed by a flap 21 whereby, when the chain 18 isdisposed inside of the bag i, the flap 21 will cover the opening 20, andto all e2: ternal appearances the bag at will be similar to any of theordinary types of commercial bags or Satchels.

The metallic casing 12 is secured in the outer bag or satchel at in anysuitable manner and this is preferably accomplished, as illustrated in.Fig. 3, by means of rivets which secure the bottom of the steel casin 22to the bottom 23 of the bag 4.

The improved combination bag hereinbefore described is used in thefollowing manner:

Whenever it is desired to transport valuables from one building toanother the bag, as herein described, is used as follows:

The outer bag t is first opened after which the inner metallic casing 12is opened by raising the cover 13, the valuables are then placed withinthe casing 12 after which the cover 13 is closed and locked through themedium of the lock 14. Following this, the chain 18, with the attachedhand-cuff 19, is passed through the opening 20 in the cover 8. The outerbag is then closed and lockedv by means of the lock 11. The individualwho is going to carry the satchel or bag then secures the hand-cuff 19to his wrist after which he is ready to start. iWhen the valuables havebeen delivered and the bag is to be carried back empty the individualcarrying the bag will thrust the chain 18 back through the opening 20 ofthe outer bagi and w'll then carry the combination bag in the ordinaryway and to all external appearances there will be no evidence that theis of any special character.

The invention hereinbetore described is obviously not limited to thespecific embodiment thereof, herein illustrated and described, but iscapable of alterations and modifications within its spirit and scope asset forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I now claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described in combination with a satchelconstructed of flexible material and provided with a handle and a lock,of a metallic receptacle for valuables snugly fitted in said satchelprovided with. a cover and lock, said receptacle carrying an eye-boltrigidily secured thereto, a chain fitted in said eye-bolt and an openingin said satchel through which said chain may be projected.

2. In a device of the character described in combination with a satchelconstructed of flexible material and provided with a handle and a lock,of a metallic receptacle for valuables snugly fitted in said satchelprovided with a cover and lock, said receptacle having an eye-boltrigidly secured thereto, a chain litted in said eye-bolt, an opening insaid sa chel through which said chain may be projected and a hand-cuffattached to said chain whereby said metallic receptacle can be securedto external objects.

3. In a device of the character described the combination with asatchel, of a reccptacle for valuables enclosed within said satchel,said receptacle being provided. with closure means to prevent access tothe valuables, means secured to said receptacle which may be passedthrough an opening in said satchel whereby the receptacle may be lockedtoexternal objects, and a flap adapted to cover the opening in saidsatchel when the aforesaid means is disposed within said satchel.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

JOHN B. NELLEGAR, JR.

